Does Cyberspace Need Antitrust?

Eric Crampton () and Donald Boudreaux
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Donald Boudreaux: George Mason University

Industrial Organization from EconWPA

Abstract: E-commerce may prove a double-edged sword for antitrust enforcement. While the internet massively increases the potential size of the relevant market for any antitrust investigation, thereby reducing the need for antitrust activity, it also opens firms up to protectionist uses of antitrust by foreign authorities using an economic effects rule for jurisdiction. An origin-based policy of regulation is recommended.

Keywords: internet; antitrust; extraterritoriality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L4 K2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-com, nep-ind, nep-law and nep-net
Date: 2004-01-07
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